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		<CONTENT_BODY><![CDATA[<p>This revised 2012 edition sketches the way primary and general elections work, not only the role of political parties, but also the nuts and bolts of voting machines and poll workers, opinion polls and campaign finance.</p>

 

 <p><a href="http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/publication/2012/01/20120104152340ecurb0.2192128.html">Introduction</a></p>

 

 <p><a href="http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/publication/2012/01/20120104152537ecurb0.382423.html">The Role of Political Parties</a></p>

 

 <p><a href="http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/publication/2012/01/20120104152924ecurb0.3400494.html">Presidential Nominations</a></p>

 

 <p><a href="http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/publication/2012/01/20120104153054ecurb1.166499e-02.html">Congressional Elections</a></p>

 

 <p><a href="http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/publication/2012/01/20120104153245ecurb1.241267e-02.html">Polls and Pundits</a></p>

 

 <p><a href="http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/publication/2012/01/20120104153403ecurb0.9847637.html">Financing Campaigns</a></p>

 

 <p><a href="http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/publication/2012/01/20120104153543ecurb2.082026e-02.html">U.S. Elections Procedures</a></p>]]></CONTENT_BODY>

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		<CONTENT_FACEBOOK><![CDATA[<p><i>USA Elections in Brief</i> covers the important elements of U.S. elections — even the Electoral College. What’s your biggest question about U.S. elections?</p>]]></CONTENT_FACEBOOK>

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